Dr Jo Ann Atkins

Dr Jo Ann Atkins

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Offers online services
Offers online services

About

Thank you for checking me out! I hold a Doctorate of Ministry and a Masters in Psychology. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Pastoral Counselor. I am also a Certified Couples Therapist. As your counselor, I focus on your counseling goals and concerns. I provide tools to help gain self-understanding, change behavior, conflict resolution, restore hope, and gain spiritual empowerment. With COUPLES, one of my strengths is teaching effective communication skills. We work to understand "Daddy Issues", grief and loss, and the pain of rejection. Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do. A safe and compassionate place to unpack the troubles, burdens and desires for change you have been carrying.

As African-Americans, we are the last to seek counseling due to fear of unknown, being a "private person," and denial of the need for help. Making the choice for help with our problems is taking a brave stand. Deciding to try something different and new is a crucial aspect of emotional and physical health.

We all possess the potential for emotional well-being, deserve inner peace and strength. Wanting an instant fix is common but often not obtainable without professional support and time! You must be willing to do the work. Take confidence in knowing your situation is real. Safe, non-judgmental, unbiased care is just a call away. Make a soul changing decision towards inner peace and spiritual health.

I enjoy helping others get to their healthy place.


Highlights

Hired 1 time
12 years in business
Serves Mableton , GA
Offers online services

Payment methods

Cash, Zelle

Specialties

Age

Teens (13 – 18), Adults (18 – 64), Seniors (65+)

Participants

Individual, Couple, Family

Issues

Addiction, ADHD, Adoption, Alcohol Use, Alzheimer's, Anger Management, Anxiety, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality (BPD), Career Counseling, Child, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Codependency, Depression, Dissociative Disorders, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Drug Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Education and Learning Disabilities, Elderly Persons Disorders, Gambling, Grief, Hoarding, Impulse Control Disorders, Infertility, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Internet Addiction, Life Coaching, Marriage Counseling, Medical Detox, Medication Management, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Narcissistic Personality (NPD), Obesity, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Personality Disorders, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Psychosis, Racial Identity, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sex Therapy, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Addiction, Sleep or Insomnia, Smoking cessation, Spirituality, Sports Performance, Stress, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Testing and Evaluation, Thinking Disorders, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Video Game Addiction

Types of therapy

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Adlerian, AEDP, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), Art Therapy, Attachment-based, Biofeedback, Brainspotting, Breathwork, Buddhist philosophy, Christian Counseling, Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors, Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Cognitive Processing (CPT), Compassion Focused, Couples Counseling, Culturally Sensitive, Dance Movement Therapy, Dialectical Behavior (DBT), Dreamwork, Eclectic, EMDR, Emotionally Focused, Energy Psychology, Equine-Assisted Therapy, Executive Function Coaching, Existential, Experiential Therapy, Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Expressive Arts, Family Systems, Family Therapy, Feminist, Forensic Psychology, Functional Medicine, Gestalt, Gottman Method, Habit Reversal Therapy, Hakomi Therapy, Harm Reduction, Humanistic, Hypnotherapy, Imago, Infertility Counseling, Integrative, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal, Intervention, Jungian, Ketamine Assisted Therapy, Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Multicultural, Music Therapy, Narrative, Neuro-Linguistic (NLP), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Person-Centered, Play Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, Positive Psychology, Psychoanalytic, Psychodrama, Psychodynamic, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Reiki, Relational, Sandplay Therapy, Schema Therapy, Sex Therapy, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Somatic, Sports Psychology, Strength-Based, Structural Family Therapy, Supportive, Systemic, Theraplay, Transpersonal, Trauma Focused

Gender

Clients who have no gender preference, Clients who prefer female therapists, Clients who prefer male therapists, Clients who prefer non-binary therapists

Ethnicity

Asian, Biracial / Multiracial, Black and African American, Hispanic and Latino, Middle Eastern / North African, Native American, Pacific Islander, Other Racial or Ethnic Background

Communities

Aviation Professionals, Bisexual Allied, Blind Allied, Body Positivity, Cancer, Deaf Allied, Gay Allied, HIV / AIDS Allied, Immuno-disorders, Intersex Allied, Lesbian Allied, LGBTQ+, Little Person Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Open Relationships Non-Monogamy, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, Single Mother, Transgender Allied, Vegan Allied, Veterans

Languages

American Sign Language, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bosnian, Cantonese, Creole, Croatian, Czech, English, Farsi, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovenian, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Other languages

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Sami

Dr. Atkins truly cares. She is always attentive and gives good advice. She keeps it real and provides positive support. Dr. Atkins encourages gratitude, yoga and meditation.
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July 29, 2019

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Porscha C.

She’s a good listener and not bias
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July 29, 2019

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P. J.

Dr. Atkins creates a conversational atmosphere that allowed me to reflect without fear of judgement. She nudged me to go deeper in my understanding and to be authentically open. I also appreciate that dr. Atkins cares for people holistically and offers resources for improvement when necessary.
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July 29, 2019

Frequently asked questions

First several sessions with new clients is spent with me listening to what concerns, problems, what their counseling goals are, and tools and skills to help them achieve their goals.

Couples can expect 2 hr sessions, where we discuss marital issues and develop strategies, goals and new communication skills. 

I hold a Doctorate of Ministry 

Masters in Pschology

Masters Biblical Studies

i am a Certified Christian Clinicsl Therapist

by the GA Board if Examiners 

I am currently offering a very discounted rate in the spirit of help during coronavirus quarantine. $50 hr


Services offered

Therapy
Life Coaching
Relationship Counseling